Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/atlanta.
Friday morning at 1000 AM EST.
The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Georgia...
Oconee River at Milledgeville affecting Wilkinson, Baldwin and
Washington Counties.
For the Oconee River Basin...including Penfield, Milledgeville,
Oconee, Oconee, McIntyre, Irwinton, Oconee, Dublin, Mount Vernon...
Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Oconee River at Milledgeville.
* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon to early Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 24 feet, Minor flooding continues upstream and
downstream from the gage located around one half mile upstream
from the Georgia Highway 22 and 24 bridge. The parking lot and
portions of the Oconee River Greenway Park just downstream from
the bridge will be flooded. Low lying areas of woodlands and
pasture near the river will be flooded one to two feet deep.
Sinclair Dam will likely have two gates open to reach this height.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 PM EST Thursday the stage was 21.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early Saturday afternoon to a crest of 24.8 feet Sunday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage Monday evening.
- Flood stage is 22 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood